Education
National Institute for Metalworking Skills Partners with Winners of Job Training Grant
Community colleges will use national standards, credentials to prepare more students and workers for success in high-demand careers.
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Facing Reality
MMT columnist Ryan Pohl has discussed everything from finding potentially good employees to practical training methods to educational philosophies, which all lead to the question: Have you started yet?
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Moldmakers as Consultants
Is there any better source for learning new tricks than fellow moldmakers? For that matter, is anyone better suited to critique your own operation and help identify inefficiencies? Open dialogue fostered by the AMBA’s periodic plant tours benefits members in both ways.
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Making Chips at IMTS
Philip Paull, of Noblesville, Indiana, owner of Excavating Solutions, won the Hurco Chipmaker Challenge Championship at IMTS in Chicago last week. The prize package Paull won includes a brand new Hurco CNC mill worth more than $100,000, a tooling package from Sandvik Coromant and $10,000 of Hurco bucks that can be used for training or machine options.
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An Onsite Moldmaking Academy
This moldmaker has undertaken an extensive effort to institute formal training for every position within the company.
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A Virtual IMTS Education
Attending the show is the best idea, but students and teachers don’t necessarily have to be there to get an education out of this year’s IMTS.
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Military Strategies in the Shop
One of MMT's regular columnists on workforce development has a unique approach to shop manager training. Ryan Pohl of Expert Technical Training is applying proven military principles and strategies to the fast-paced shop environment.
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An Education that’s Worth the Trip
Cutting tool manufacturer Ingersoll recently dedicated a day and a half of classroom instruction and demonstrations solely to our corner of the industry.
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